All the hulabaloo yesterday may have been over MLB Draft #1 overall pick Bryce Harper, but when the Draft signing deadline passed, the Chicago Cubs had agreed to terms with 29 of their 50 selections from their 2010 Draft class, including their first five, 15 of their first 16, 17 of their first 20 and 21 of their first 25 selections.
Included in the 29 players are four selections who agreed to terms with the club today: RHP Benjamin Wells, seventh round out of Bryant High School (Ark.); RHP Kevin Rhoderick, ninth round out of Oregon State University; LHP Casey Harman, 29th round out of Clemson University; and LHP Brian Smith, 40th round out of St. Mary’s Catholic (Ontario).
Here is a look at Chicago ’s 50 selections from the 2010 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft (signed players in bold):
Rd. (pick No.) Player Pos. School Birthday B T Ht. Wt.
1 (16) Hayden Simpson RHP Southern Arkansas University 05/20/1989 R R 6-0 175
2 (65) Reggie Golden OF Wetumpka High School ( Ala. ) 10/10/1991 R R 5-11 210
3 (97) Micah Gibbs C Louisiana State University 07/27/1988 S R 5-11 215
4 (130) Hunter Ackerman LHP Louisburg College ( Va. ) 10/24/1990 L L 6-1 185
5 (160) Matthew Szczur OF Villanova University ( Penn. ) 07/20/1989 R R 6-1 190
6 (190) Ivan De Jesus OF Cupeyville High School ( Puerto Rico ) 08/27/1992 R R 6-0 175
7 (220) Benjamin Wells RHP Bryant High School ( Ark. ) 09/10/1992 R R 6-3 220
8 (250) Cameron Greathouse LHP Gulf Coast CC ( Fla. ) 07/29/1990 L L 6-2 210
9 (280) Kevin Rhoderick RHP Oregon State University 08/19/1988 R R 6-0 195
10 (310) Aaron Kurcz RHP College of Southern Nevada 08/08/1990 R R 6-0 175
11 (340) Eric Jokisch LHP Northwestern University 07/29/1989 R L 6-2 180
12 (370) Austin Reed RHP Rancho Cucamonga HS ( Calif. ) 10/31/1991 R R 6-5 210
13 (400) Pierre LePage INF Univ. of Connecticut 02/23/1989 R R 5-8 168
14 (430) Colin Richardson RHP Winter Haven High School ( Fla. ) 08/13/1991 R R 6-1 180
15 (460) Elliot Soto INF Creighton University ( Neb. ) 08/21/1989 R R 5-9 160
16 (490) Ryan Hartman RHP Mt. Zion High School ( Ill. ) 05/10/1992 R R 6-3 200
17 (520) Steven Brooks OF Wake Forest University (N.C.) 01/26/1989 R R 6-0 195
18 (550) Ronald Pinckard RHP Baylor University ( Texas ) 08/15/1988 L R 6-1 190
19 (580) Dustin Fitzgerald RHP Hill JC ( Texas ) 12/06/1989 R R 6-4 225
20 (610) Ryan Cuneo INF University of Delaware 10/10/1988 L R 6-3 205
21 (640) Cody Cox RHP Grassfield High School ( Va. ) 12/16/1991 R R 6-6 205
22 (670) Jeff Vigurs C Bryant University (R.I.) 03/10/1988 L R 6-0 190
23 (700) Matthew Loosen RHP Jacksonville University ( Fla. ) 04/10/1989 R R 6-2 205
24 (730) Dustin Geiger INF Merritt Island High School ( Fla. ) 12/02/1991 R R 6-2 180
25 (760) Eric Rice RHP Palm Beach CC ( Fla. ) 09/21/1989 R R 5-11 180
26 (790) Danny Muno INF Fresno State Univ. ( Calif. ) 02/09/1989 S R 5-11 175
27 (820) Bryan Harper LHP College of Southern Nevada 12/29/1989 L L 6-5 195
28 (850) Joseph Zeller RHP The Masters College ( Calif. ) 10/17/1987 R R 5-10 190
29 (880) Casey Harman LHP Clemson University (S.C.) 03/17/1989 L L 6-1 200
30 (910) Karsten Strieby INF Arizona Western College 02/21/1991 R R 6-6 225
31 (940) Benito Santiago INF Lon Morris College ( Texas ) 06/22/1989 L R 6-5 186
32 (970) Brent Ebinger LHP Lambuth University ( Tenn. ) 06/30/1988 R L 6-0 195
33 (1000) Mathews Stites RHP Jefferson College ( Mo. ) 05/28/1990 R R 5-11 170
34 (1030) Dustin Harrington INF East Carolina University (N.C.) 11/14/1988 R R 5-11 180
35 (1060) Chris Anderson RHP Centennial High School ( Minn. ) 07/29/1992 R R 6-4 215
36 (1090) Tyler Bremer RHP Yavapai College ( Ariz. ) 12/07/1989 R R 6-2 210
37 (1120) Chad Noble C Northwestern University 11/18/1987 R R 6-1 195
38 (1150) Jeremy Fitzgerald RHP Patrick Henry CC ( Va. ) 02/04/1991 R R 6-0 175
39 (1180) Casey Lucchese RHP College of Charleston (S.C.) 04/21/1989 R R 6-4 200
40 (1210) Brian Smith LHP St. Mary ’s Catholic SS ( Ontario ) 12/12/1992 L L 5-11 170
41 (1240) Dallas Beeler RHP Oral Roberts University ( Okla. ) 06/12/1989 R R 6-5 215
42 (1270) Trey Nielsen RHP Skyline High School ( Utah ) 09/01/1991 R R 6-1 190
43 (1300) Danny Winkler RHP Parkland College ( Ill. ) 02/02/1990 R R 6-1 190
44 (1330) Jacob Rogers INF St. Petersburg JC ( Fla. ) 08/23/1989 L R 6-6 195
45 (1360) Devon Austin C Couer D Alene HS ( Idaho ) 08/03/1991 R R 6-1 175
46 (1390) Jerad Eickhoff RHP Olney Central College ( Ill. ) 07/02/1990 R R 6-4 200
47 (1420) Clayton Crum RHP Klein High School ( Texas ) 01/16/1992 R R 6-1 190
48 (1450) Eric Paulson INF Fremd High School ( Ill. ) 04/02/1992 R R 6-1 185
49 (1480) Bryce Shafer RHP Valparaiso University ( Ind. ) 11/14/1988 R R 6-0 180
50 (1510) Eric Jagielo INF Downers Grove HS ( Ill. ) 05/17/1992 L R 6-2 205